PM-43120 mm towed heavy mortarBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe PM-43 is a Soviet 120 mm smoothbore heavy mortar, a strengthened wartime development of the PM-38 that combined a large high-explosive bomb, a two-wheel carriage, and a six-person crew for infantry fire support. OSCE monitoring documented a probable PM-43 in a non-government-controlled area of Luhansk oblast during the Russia-Ukraine War, showing how legacy Soviet mortars remained present alongside newer 120 mm systems.Built by archive
Soviet state arsenals Weapon Systems
Weapon systems and military equipment built by Soviet state arsenals.
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Artillery
Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.
PM-43120 mm towed heavy mortarBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe PM-43 is a Soviet 120 mm smoothbore heavy mortar, a strengthened wartime development of the PM-38 that combined a large high-explosive bomb, a two-wheel carriage, and a six-person crew for infantry fire support. OSCE monitoring documented a probable PM-43 in a non-government-controlled area of Luhansk oblast during the Russia-Ukraine War, showing how legacy Soviet mortars remained present alongside newer 120 mm systems.Category
Infantry Weapons
Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.
DShK12.7 mm heavy machine gunBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe DShK is a Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun designed by Vasily Degtyaryov and refined with Georgy Shpagin's belt-feed system. Built for anti-aircraft, anti-vehicle, and infantry support roles, the weapon remains relevant in Ukraine because inherited DShK and DShKM guns can be adapted for trench support or mounted in mobile air-defense teams against slow Russian drones..jpg?width=480)
SPG-973 mm tripod-mounted recoilless gunBuilt in: Soviet Union / Bulgaria / RomaniaThe SPG-9 is a Soviet 73 mm tripod-mounted recoilless gun that fires rocket-assisted HEAT and fragmentation projectiles from a crew-served launcher. Though designed as an infantry anti-armor weapon, Ukrainian units have documented its continued use in the Russia-Ukraine War as a flexible fire-support system against trenches, infantry groups, and light armored vehicles.
OZM-72Bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mineBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe OZM-72 is a Soviet-designed bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mine that ejects from its casing before detonation, projecting fragments around the burst point. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Human Rights Watch has documented OZM-72 mines among Russian antipersonnel mine use, making the system part of Ukraine's wider explosive-ordnance clearance problem in retaken areas.
MON-90Directional fragmentation anti-personnel mineBuilt in: Soviet Union / BulgariaThe MON-90 is a Soviet-designed directional fragmentation anti-personnel mine, broadly comparable in role to a large Claymore-type munition. It uses a plastic, curved body and a heavy explosive charge to project steel fragments across a fixed arc, and open-source mine-action reporting identifies it among the antipersonnel mines contaminating Ukrainian territory during the Russia-Ukraine War.
PFM-1Scatterable anti-personnel blast mineBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe PFM-1 is a Soviet scatterable anti-personnel blast mine with a plastic winged body and a small liquid-explosive charge, designed for remote delivery rather than hand emplacement. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has been documented in PFM-series rocket-scattered mine contamination around Izium, where Human Rights Watch linked the mines to 220 mm Uragan mine-laying rockets and civilian casualties.